Poults on the ground

[ChesterCopperpot]

Spotted the first poults on the ground this morning in the mountains of North Carolina. Crazy early for us. That means she was already sitting when our season started, which mirrors what I saw in the woods. Birds were crazy quiet all season. All four birds that I was a part of killing were killed with jake yelps. A few days ago I saw a group of twelve gobblers and jakes together, which is to say if you weren't calling to the boys you were probably speaking the wrong language. [mention]antnye [/mention]told me he got reports of poults on the ground up high in the Cohutta in Georgia as well. Who else is seeing poults?


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[Greg Massey]

It's always good to see poults .... Regardless it's good news ...

[aclawrence]

I flushed a hen off her nest yesterday in North Alabama. Haven't seen any poults.


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[wchadw]

I saw poults on ground may 1 in central MS


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[mountainhunter1]

We started seeing them 4/20-4/25.

[Gobbler428]

Saw 12 poults with their mother last week in the Piedmont of South Carolina, Gobblers have been very quiet for the last two weeks.

[Gobbler428]

Found this three weeks ago central SC


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[bbcoach]

Two years ago, on the final Thursday of our NC season (May 6th), a buddy and I saw 10 poults with Mom.  I've been told by several of our State biologists that our season start date is set so that around 75% of the hens have been bred before the opener.  This sighting Amazed us but if you count back this hen had to have been bred around the first to middle of March to have had a brood of 10 very healthy poults by the 6th of May.

[guesswho]

Saw my first ones last week in Alabama.

[Prohunter3509]

I have game camera photo of hen with pouts april 13th
Here in ms

[310 gauge]

Very true bbcoach. Got a friend that had trail cam pictures of two different hens on the nest early March in  a couple of Counties North of you.

[Bedge7767]

Wish I could see some.

[slave601]

I have game camera photo of hen with pouts april 13th
Here in ms

The birds definitely got an early start here in Mississippi.